Mirror shield



Jul 12, 1938. A AR N 2,123,400

MIRROR SHIELD Filed Feb. 19, 1936 "F W! Z INVENTOR. H (ar/ 4. Car/sonATTORNEY.

Patented July 12, 1938 r r UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE ltflRROR SHIELDCarl A. Carlson, San Francisco, Calif.

Application February 19, 1936, Serial No. 64,735

2 Claims. (Cl. 88-'l'7) My invention relates to means specially adaptedblock out such reflected rays from the drivers to be used with rear viewmirrors on vehicles, eyes when desired, I preferably provide a mirrorsuch as automobiles, and is primarily adapted to shield which can beutilized in conjunction with be attached to standard mirrors at thepresent a mirror of the type mentioned. time in use. In order that therewill be no necessity for 5 An object of my invention is to provide meansadditional attaching means, I preferably provide for shielding a vehiclerear-view mirror in order a mounting plate l3 which is generally aplanar to prevent unwanted reflection therefrom. sheet, one margin ofwhich is curved to provide Another object of my invention is to providea a hook I4 overlying the margin 9 of the mirror 10 mirror shield whichreadily can be attached to and is adapted to be interposed between such10 a standard mirror. margin and the clamp 8. The mounting plate Anadditional object of my invention is to pro- I3 is firmly held,therefore, between the mirror vide a mirror shield which can be utilizedor not, and the clamp 8. When the fastening I2 is tight, at the optionof the user. the plate I3 is not movable, either laterally or A furtherobject of my invention is to provide transversely, because of its tightengagement with 15 a mirror shield which can cheaply and readily be themirror. fabricated of standard materials. The other edge of the mountingplate is pref- The foregoing and other objects are attained in erablycurled or folded to provide a fastening for the embodiment of theinvention illustrated in a hinge wire It which is looped at oppositeends the drawing, in whichand terminates within the fold with anoutstruck Fig. 1 shows in cross-section the forward inportion ll toprevent slippage and rotation. terior portion of an automobile having astand- Rotatably engaging the hinge wire I6 is a shield ar-d rear visionmirror therein, with the mirror 18 preferably composed of a planar metalplate,

shield of my invention applied thereto. at its upper end curved over thehinge wire and Fig. 2 is a plan of a mirror shield according to suitablyfastened as by welding. The plate It? 2 my invention, shown as appliedto a mirror. is adapted to be moved from a lower position Fig. 3 is across-section the plane of which is overlying the mirror and therebyblocking out indicated by the line 33 of Fig. 2. reflected rays, to asecond or upper position away Fig. 4 is a front elevation of a mirrorshield in from or not overlying the mirror, and for such accordance withmy invention, mounted upon a purpose is freely rotatable about the hinge30 mirror, a portion of the shield being broken away wire IE. todisclose the mirror adjacent thereto. In order that the shield will beresiliently re- In its preferred form, the mirror shield of my tained ineither of the selected positions, I prefinvention is intended to beutilized in conjuncerably mount a coil spring IS with one end fastionwith an automobile rear-vision mirror the tened through an aperture 2|in a projection 22 35 margin of which is engaged by a clamp, and of themounting plate and with the other end entails a mounting interposedbetween the mirror engaged through an aperture 23 in the shield l8.margin and the clamp to which a shield is hinged The location of thepoints of attachment of the for movement between a position overlyingthe spring with respect to the hinge rod [5 is such mirror and aposition away from the mirror, to that the spring is effective as a livepoint resil- 40 gether with a resiliently yielding means for mainientlyto urge the shield into either of the mentaining the mirror in eitherselected one of the tioned positions.

two positions. With this arrangement the vehicle driver, by a It iscustomary in an automobile to mount a simple and very light touch on theshield l8, can

rear-vision mirror 6 between a pair of clamps i move it from itsinactive position into its active and 8 each of Which engages the margin9 of the position, and vice versa, thereby gaining full use mirror. Thetwo clamps preferably are held tofrom the mirror 6 but at the same timepreventgether and are fastened to a mounting bracket H ing any undesiredrays from being reflected and by a fastener l2. When the fastener isloosened, without in any wise affecting the setting or adthe clamps land 8 can be separated and the justment of the mirror. 5

mirror 6 can be removed therefrom. The mirror I claim: is usuallylocated in such a position that, espe- 1, A d i fQI use ith a mirrorhaving a cially at night, l g y from the headlamps 0f clamp engaging themargin of said mirror, coman overtaking vehicle are ed d ectly intoprising a mirror shield including a mounting the driverS eyes- T0Overcome thlS defect d member adapted to be interposed and gripped 55between said mirror and said clamp, a shield hinged to said mountingmember and movable between a first position overlying said mirror and asecond position away from said mirror, and a spring fastened to saidmember and to said shield at points which with said hinge are all inalignment in a position of said shield between said positions for urgingsaid'shield into either of said positions.

2. A device for use with a mirror having a margin and a clamp hookedover said margin, comprising a mirror shield including a mounting memberadapted to be inserted and clamped betions for yieldingly retaining saidshield in either 10 of said positions.

CARL A. CARLSON.

